Catherine mackay



. C. MACK/1y. WASHBOILER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, |919.

1,325,483. Patented De0.16,1919.

@mib/woo zo l 7 CATHERINE MACKAY, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

WASHBOILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 27, 1919. i Serial No. 300,199.

To all 'whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, Mrs. CATHERINE MAC- KAY, a citizen of Great Britain, residingat Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washboilers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to laundry devices, particularly to wash boilers, and has for its object the provision of a wash boiler having associated therewith a false bottom or tray which is perforated and which is provided with feet whereby it will be supported in proper spaced relation to the bottom of the wash boiler, this tray being provided with hinged handles whereby it may be conveniently grasped and elevated from the wash boiler.

Another object is the provision of a wash boiler of this character which is provided i at one end with a faucet whereby the water within the wash boiler may be drained therefrom. Y l

A further object is the provision of a wash boiler of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly ecient and durable in use, which will be a great advantage inasmuch as the use of the boiler will avoid the necessity for lifting around and emptying a boiler full of scalding water and consequently avoiding the dangers accompanying such action.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wash boiler constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view,

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing the means for connecting the handles to the tray.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a wash boiler which is the same in general construction as any ordinary wash boiler and which is provided with the usual cover 11 and handle 12.

In carrying out my invention I provide a false bottom or tray which is of a size and shape to t neatly within the boiler and which is perforated, as shown at 14. At its opposite sides the tray has secured thereon strips which are bent to provide supporting feet. At its ends, the tray 13 is also provided with supporting feet 16 each of which is formed from a strip of metal bent to provide the vertical foot 16 and refleXly bent u on itself to provide a horizontal portion 1 secured upon the under side of the tray and also bent to provide a loop 18 which extends above the tray at its end. Pivotally connected within the loops 18 are handles 19 whereby the tray may be elevated out of the boiler when desired.

In order to avoid the necessity of handling the boiler in the ordinary manner before emptying it, I provide at one end of the boiler at its lowest point a draw-off spigot or faucet by means of which all water in the boiler may be drained in a simple and convenient manner.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawing, it will be apparent that I have thus provided a very simple and inexpensive boiler from which the water may be quickly and easily drained and which is provided with a removable tray which may be easily removed, carrying with it all of the clothes or the like contained in the boiler.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim In a wash boiler, a perforated -tray of a size and shape to t snugly within the boiler, supporting feet at the ends of said tray each formed as a strip of metal bent to provide a vertical portion forming the foot and refleXly bent to provide a horizontal portion secured upon the underside of the tray and further bent to provide a loop extending above the tray at the end thereof, and handles pivotally engaged within said loops.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CATHERINE MACKAY.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919. 

